The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-10-14
Lower Neck LuIIabfes.

Extra meetings commenced on Sunday
evening of this week at the Trinity Metho-
dist church, Pennsville. and will be held
every evening of the present week. Differ
ent ministers will assist every evening, and
under the leadership of the Rev. VIM. A.
Allen, pastor in charge, we predict good
results, for if there are born orators,
born poets, ETC., there must also be born
preachers and Mr.. Allen is one of that
kind and always breaches to the pleasure
and edification of his hearers.
Through the growing season there has
been considerable speculation regarding
the size of the tomato crop, some saying it
would be a half one only, others that il
would be a quarter, and ranging from that
low estimate Up to a full crop, but the
season is so nearly out that a pretty cor
rect estimate can now be reached and the
general opinion is that there is about two
thirds of a crop.
Bassett & Fogg, of Pennsville, will
about finish canning this week.
Hiles & Hilliard, of Salem, will continue
to can as long as they can get tomatoes.
So far they have not reached half of their
last years pack, which was nearly 1900
600 cans. Starr & Bro. are doing the most
business in their line, we think, this sea-
SOl. hS hiAu 10 CuC llullQICo WaSOuS
stood around the factory one day last week
waiting their turn to be unloaded. Indeed
it was the week of glut at all the factories.
One man had two loads at the factory OF
Hiles & Hilliard by 6 o'clock in the morn
ing and the owner of them remained at the
factory all day, waiting impatiently to be
unloaded, and was hopeful of getting to
take one wagon home by waiting until Z
o'clock at night, but was allowed to go
home without either after helping unload
the wagon just ahead of him.
During the summer we noticed in the
Salem Standard an article taken from the
State Gazette, under the diction "a pros
porous year for the Jersey farmer" That
prediction may be verified in a general ap-
plication, but Lower Neck can not be in
cluded since she has been afflicted the
present year with as many plaques, save
one (though not to so great an extent as
afflicted the land of the Egyptians. |
need not enumerate them to make this as
sertion seem true to those who are not
jewellers in this lower country. | speak
the trHth and lie not when | say it.
VIM. Wander received the contract for
painting the iron bridge at Salem, being
the lowest bidder, and has completed the
work.
The disease among hogs has again broken
out in this township and il completing its
unfinished work of last year-striking this
year where it missed last.
Being in Salem occasionally VT have
noticed 70 our regret, several times, that
our old friend. the genial post master of
Salem, has been using a cane and limping
as though very lame from some cause.
Not knowing the cause this suggests that
it may be govt, the result, probably, of
higher living and less active vocation than
when on the farm. Or, perhaps, a more
probable cause is the effect of a strict ODE
dience to the civil service order, prohibit
ing pernicious activity in politics.
In some future communication We hope
to be able to give the readers of the MoN-
IToR some account of the history of pigs
Eye and Pennsville, and other places of
interest, provided. in the meantime, we
can secure the services of the American
Encyclopedia, which, unfortunately, we
are not in possession of at present.
Politics are warming up well thus early
in the campaign. PENIS Neck has a can
didate for the first place on the ticket.
He's a sly fellow; look out for him or
somebody else running for the same prize
of the high calling will get left. j.